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Originally Posted by Barrykgerdes
The GPL licence allows a small charge to be made for the preparation of the distibution media. $10.00 would be closer to the cost.
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Hi Barry,
Not quite correct.
Version 3 of the GPL says nothing about a conveyancing fee, if it is charged, having to be "small".
It says -
"You may charge any price or no price for each copy that you convey, and you may offer support or warranty protection for a fee."
See
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
As Richard Stallman himself often stated at public lectures -
'Thus, “free software” is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of “free” as in “free speech,” not as in “free beer”. '
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) have this to say -
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Originally Posted by FSF/GNU
Many people believe that the spirit of the GNU Project is that you should not charge money for distributing copies of software, or that you should charge as little as possible — just enough to cover the cost. This is a misunderstanding.
Actually, we encourage people who redistribute free software to charge as much as they wish or can. If this seems surprising to you, please read on -
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html |
See also -
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq....eGPLAllowMoney